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Tue, 23 Jan 2018 03:44:03 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.9Comment on W3AXL Panatap: We Are Go for Liftoff! by Mike (NE5U)https://w3axl.com/?p=157&cpage=1#comment-276
Tue, 23 Jan 2018 03:44:03 +0000http://w3axl.com/?p=157#comment-276Very good. I understand about being busy. I basically decided that if I couldn’t get the exact component I would get something close. I have 3 boards made (Osh Park) and assembled I just need to install and test. 73 NE5U Mike PS- thanks for making this available
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Sun, 14 Jan 2018 16:00:35 +0000http://w3axl.com/?p=184#comment-267HI all,
I’ve assembled W3AXL Panatap board and successfully installed it in my FT-857d. Works fine on all HF bands, great design.

I have a couple spare boards (it was a bulk order) . If anybody interested let me know (see my email in QRZ.com)

73!
Andriy
W9KM

]]>Comment on W3AXL Panatap: We Are Go for Liftoff! by WP4PWGhttps://w3axl.com/?p=157&cpage=1#comment-266
Sun, 14 Jan 2018 09:49:13 +0000http://w3axl.com/?p=157#comment-266WOW!! i’m using your schematic to do some versions for IC706MK2G and Yaesu FT817, i’m waiting for the PCB!
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Sun, 10 Dec 2017 22:11:44 +0000http://w3axl.com/?p=157#comment-256Hi Mike! I’ve condensed your comments into a single reply. Apologies for not responding to your email. I saw it come in and forgot to ever send out a response.

I added an update to this post that describes what you and several others have asked about. You can round the component values for the filters up or down to whatever is easiest to obtain. It will make almost no difference to the performance of the filter. I’ll go ahead and update the board and schematic files to the values that I used in my construction of the board. I’ll also include the digikey part numbers I used.

Thanks for the interest. 73!

]]>Comment on W3AXL Panatap: We Are Go for Liftoff! by Mike (NE5U)https://w3axl.com/?p=157&cpage=1#comment-252
Sun, 03 Dec 2017 23:47:21 +0000http://w3axl.com/?p=157#comment-252I sent you an email but I’ll ask here as well. I’m having a hard time finding L1, L2, L3, and L4. They are 0805 packages vs the 1206 packages for everything else. I’ve checked Mouser and Digikey with no luck. Do you have a good source? Also, what are the tolerances for your capacitors and resistors? I have a lot of surface mount stock but the caps are 10% X7R and the resistors are 5%

Also, the schematic shows C7 as 69F. Did you mean pF or nF. I can’t imagine a 69 farad 1206 part.

Apologies for all of the comments. I’m commenting as I find things out. 59pF and 69pF capacitors are unobtainium. Do you have a source? I’m not sure you meant 69 pF as the schematic shows 69F. I misstated my resistor tolerance above, it’s 1%.

73
NE5U

Mike

]]>Comment on W3AXL Panatap: We Are Go for Liftoff! by W3AXLhttps://w3axl.com/?p=157&cpage=1#comment-235
Sat, 28 Oct 2017 18:36:14 +0000http://w3axl.com/?p=157#comment-235Using the .brd file included in the github link, you can send it to any PCB fab such as OSHPark and have them create the board for you. You’ll then need to get the components and do the soldering yourself, unfortunately. 1206-sized components aren’t too hard to do by hand though.
]]>Comment on W3AXL Panatap: We Are Go for Liftoff! by Seer Snivelyhttps://w3axl.com/?p=157&cpage=1#comment-234
Fri, 27 Oct 2017 23:03:58 +0000http://w3axl.com/?p=157#comment-234Greetings! Thanks for making this!

I have zero experience creating circuit boards, but I’ve made a few kits in my day. How hard would it be to just send these files someplace and have it built? Or at least the board created?

]]>Comment on Panadapter Board Update: Whoops! by Panadapter on a budget! Revival of the G4HUP PAT Board. – W3AXLhttps://w3axl.com/?p=132&cpage=1#comment-218
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]]>Comment on Panadapter on a budget! Revival of the G4HUP PAT Board. by Nickheadhttps://w3axl.com/?p=115&cpage=1#comment-216
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:01:11 +0000http://w3axl.com/?p=115#comment-216This looks like an awesome project! I would love to see more of it, perhaps at the shack sometime once you build it…I was wondering if you had to get your traces just right to avoid the capacitance that could be added to the input. I know RF Engies are keen to that sort of problem. Very cool…. 73! de Nick N9SJA

Nice site BTW….had some downtime at work and decided to check out your website 😉

]]>Comment on Panadapter on a budget! Revival of the G4HUP PAT Board. by Todd Christellhttps://w3axl.com/?p=115&cpage=1#comment-205
Wed, 09 Aug 2017 20:03:39 +0000http://w3axl.com/?p=115#comment-205HI W3axl:
Just curious how this worked out for you. I’ve been putting off ordering the board from G4HUP and then noticed his silent key.
Your work now looks like a great option.
73s
AD0RR
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